Nutrition Science

We are pleased with your interest in our graduate program. Before you continue with the electronic application for admission, we wish to ensure that you are familiar with the minimum requirements for admission to graduate degree study in Nutrition Science. It is important to recognize that although satisfaction of these basic requirements does not guarantee graduate admission, failure to satisfy these requirements may lead to automatic denial of admission.

Supporting Documents:Additional documents are required to support the application. Supporting documents should be uploaded to the online application or mailed directly to the graduate program to which you are applying, as directed below. Click the links below for details. Supporting documents include the following, unless specific instructions are noted in the requirements sections of this page:

A transcript of all previous academic work, a statement of purpose regarding plans for graduate studies, and three letters of recommendation should be sent. Upon receipt of all required documentation, applications are then reviewed for admission recommendation.

A “Statement of Purpose” is required.

This statement should include:

- your reasons for seeking an MS or Ph.D. degree in nutrition - why do you want to come to Purdue? - which of the 4 INP emphasis area(s) that interest you - the potential research projects/faculty mentors in the INP program that you might like to work with - a brief description of your experience in research, if any - additional information that would not otherwise be obvious in your application

You are encouraged to provide other information you feel will be valuable for the review of your application. Please note that our program requires a statement of purpose that is 1500 words long. This is longer than the limit listed in the Graduate School general application instructions.

Current master’s students wishing to move to a doctoral degree program in this same graduate program will not be required to submit a new application.